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A SPECIAL REPORT SERIES BY THE N.C. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, DIVISION OF
HEALTH SERVICES, STATE CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS, P.O. BOX 2091, RALEIGH, N.C. 27602
No. 40
AUG 2 1986
July, 1986
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OBSTETRICAL CARE IN NORTH CAROLINA
by
J. Michael Bowling
and
Michael J. Patetta
ABSTRACT
Using 1980 data from the North Carolina Hospital Discharge Survey, the National Hospital Discharge
Survey, and the National Natality Survey, this report examines important factors in the pregnancy and
childbirth experience of North Carolina women and compares characteristics of these women with their
national counterparts. Findings indicate that North Carolina women are more likely than United States
women with deliveries to earn less than $12,000 annually, to be employed during pregnancy, to be younger
than age 20, to be nonwhite, to pay for their hospital bills from their own funds, to experience more
complications during pregnancy, and to have had more obstetrical procedures performed. This study points to
the usefulness of analyzing data gathered from hospital discharge records and following respondents identified
in such records to gather supplemental social and demographic information.

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A SPECIAL REPORT SERIES BY THE N.C. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, DIVISION OF
HEALTH SERVICES, STATE CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS, P.O. BOX 2091, RALEIGH, N.C. 27602
No. 40
AUG 2 1986
July, 1986
HALfftX
OBSTETRICAL CARE IN NORTH CAROLINA
by
J. Michael Bowling
and
Michael J. Patetta
ABSTRACT
Using 1980 data from the North Carolina Hospital Discharge Survey, the National Hospital Discharge
Survey, and the National Natality Survey, this report examines important factors in the pregnancy and
childbirth experience of North Carolina women and compares characteristics of these women with their
national counterparts. Findings indicate that North Carolina women are more likely than United States
women with deliveries to earn less than $12,000 annually, to be employed during pregnancy, to be younger
than age 20, to be nonwhite, to pay for their hospital bills from their own funds, to experience more
complications during pregnancy, and to have had more obstetrical procedures performed. This study points to
the usefulness of analyzing data gathered from hospital discharge records and following respondents identified
in such records to gather supplemental social and demographic information.